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Vase with herons
Vase with herons

Vase with herons

Dateearly 20th century
Label TextDuring the Meiji period, Japanese cloisonné craftsmen competed to enter their work at expositions in Europe and America, trying to extend their markets overseas. This movement turned cloisonné wear-multicolor enamels separated by silver wires and various other techniques they invented-into the most minute art form. Picturesque motifs in the Japanese style, such as this scene of herons in water, were especially popular, supported by fine ornamentation, as in this example of patterns encircling the top and bottom of the vase.
Object number64.18
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Spring and Summer in Japan", February 28, 2002 - October 13, 2002
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Grant I. Butterbaugh, in memory of her husband
Dimensions5 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (13.5 x 3.81 cm)
MediumCloisonné enamel and silver
Japanese
20th century
Object number: 62.201
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 48.94
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late 19th - early 20th century
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Kovsh
late 19th century
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Hinged box
1908-1917
Object number: 99.95
Cigarette case
1908-1917
Object number: 99.96
Three-footed salt cellar
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Tea mug
before 1894
Object number: 99.98
Snuff box
Object number: 99.100
Salt cellar
1884
Object number: 99.101